Gahan

Gahan households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:1Carlow:23Cavan:1Cork:1
Down:2Dublin:11Dublin city:3Fermanagh:1
Galway:1Kerry:2Kildare:1Kilkenny:32
Laois:5Longford:1Meath:1Offaly:2
Sligo:2Tipperary:1Tyrone:2Waterford:4
Westmeath:2Wexford:36Wicklow:11

Surname Dictionary

Gahan numerous: Wexford etc. Ir. Ó Gaoithín (gaoth, wind). Chiefs of Síol Éalaigh (Shillelagh) in Wicklow. A group with the same name in N Connacht now appear as Guihen and Wynne. MIF & SGG.
Ó Gaoithín (1) Gahan, (2) Guihen: tá (1) líonmhar i Loch Garman; is líon beag (2) i gCiarraí, Ros Comáin & Liatroim. Deineadh Wynn díobh i gConnachta, leis. Bhí an chéad dream i gceannas i Síol Éalaigh, Cill Mhantáin. Fréamh: ón ainm Gaoth - féach Mac Gaoithe.

Parishes where Gahan and a second surname are found together

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